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Thank you for your interest in the Greene County Solid Waste Management Department.
Our goal is to accept and efficiently dispose of the municipal solid waste stream, including construction and demolition debris, and to process and market the source-separated recyclables generated by the county’s residents and businesses.
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DISPOSE IN GREENE
When you Dispose in Greene, your tipping fees support a full service Solid Waste Management program, covering municipal solid waste, construction and demolition debris, household hazardous waste collection and a full recycling program. Our transfer stations system provides an easy, efficient and low cost alternative to hiring a garbage hauler. Do it yourself drop off of your trash and recyclables saves you money and keeps jobs in Greene County. We also accept those hard to dispose of items like furniture, mattresses, refrigerators, tires and electronics. Details and fees for acceptance follow below.
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
All fees for acceptance of electronics items for recycling have been eliminated. You can now bring your worn out, broken or obsolete electronic items to any transfer station for recycling at no cost.
Click here for a detailed list of accepted electronics.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT
Greene County Solid Waste Management has tentatively scheduled our annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection event for June 23, 2012. Plans will be finalized by the end of March. Every year many County residents take advantage of the program, which collects a substantial amount of various household hazardous wastes including paints, varnishes, solvents petroleum products, pesticides, aerosols, corrosives, mercury and antifreeze. By participating in the collection event, county residents insure that their wastes are handled safely and recycled or disposed of properly.
Click here for Hazardous Collection Event Details...
Each collection event requires approval from NYSDEC and the use of a fully permitted contractor for the acceptance, transportation and the recycling or disposal of the waste. Greene County has contracted with MXI Environmental Services LLC, www.mxiinc.com for these services. The site for an event is selected based on location, how well it meets operational needs and the DEC requirements. On the day of the event the contractors arrive early and prepare the site for the safe and efficient acceptance of the waste. During the event, Solid Waste and Highway Department staff direct participants through the site and the contractor’s employees unload, classify and package the waste for transport. Generally it takes about ten minutes for a participant to go through the site. All waste is transported from the site immediately at the end of the collection. The Sherriff’s Department provides traffic control and site security.
Funding for this program is provided through Greene County’s annual budget and is eligible for a fifty percent reimbursement grant from NYSDEC. Our goal is to provide this program to county residents at least once a year. The cost for the event is determined by unit prices for the actual amount of each item collected and therefore cannot be determined until after the event is held.
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Hours and Days of Operation:
Catskill is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Coxsackie is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30am to 3:30pm
Windham and Hunter are open Sunday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.
All Transfer Stations will be closed on the following 2011 Holidays:
New Years Day December 31st 2010
Martin L. King Jr. January 17th
President's Day February 21st
Easter Sunday April 24th
Memorial Day May 30th
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day September 5th
Columbus Day October 10th
Election Day November 8th
Veterans Day November 11th
Thanksgiving Day November 24th
Christmas Day December 26th
Christmas Eve & New Years Eve Closed 11:30 a.m.
Directions (Click on the Location to view a map):
All transfer stations accept:
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D)
Source separated recyclables such as; appliances, batteries, cans, household corrugated cardboard, paperboard, newspapers, glass, scrap metal, soft plastics, tires, magazines, glossy paper, 20 lb. propane cylinders Salvation Army donations, office paper and telephone directories at the following rates:
- Up to and including 30 gal. bag of household trash $2.00.
- Over 30 gal. bag of household trash $4.00.
- MSW & C&D $105.00 per ton.
- Furniture: couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs, TV, sleeper couches (take metal frame out) $7.50.
- Mixed loads containing furniture (on top of load) will be scaled and charged MSW rate plus $2.00 surcharge per furniture item.
- Appliances: refrigerators (doors removed) washers, dryers, ovens and hot water heaters $7.50.
- 20lb. propane tanks $2.00.
- Tires: Up to 16” without rims $3.00.
- Up to 16” with rims $4.00.
- Over 16” without rims $7.50.
- We cannot accept heavy equipment tires or yard waste.
- Minimum scale charge $15.00.
- Electronics Recycling: Free
- All other recyclables are collected at no charge. These items are processed and sent to recycling markets.
- We also support newspaper collection boxes through out the county and recycling centers in the Village of Athens, and Towns of Cairo, Durham, Greenville, Halcott and New Baltimore.
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The recycling centers do not accept appliances, batteries or tires (with the exception of Greenville, which does accept tires).
Salvation Army donations are accepted at receptacles at each of our transfer stations.
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Please visit us here for additional information and for updates on any new programs the County may introduce.
We are always interested in any concerns the public may have and welcome your comments. You can contact us by e-mail:
solidwaste@discovergreene.com
or
Telephone at: (518)943-4600
Last Update February 28, 2012 |
